Results of 2025 Anti-Litter Challenge are announced.
Cork County Council has announced the winners of the 2025 Anti-Litter Challenge. A record crowd of more than 170 people attended a special event at Cork County Hall on Monday, September 15th where the leading towns and villages were recognised.
The competition was first introduced in the 1990s to tackle the problem of litter in Cork County towns and villages. Communities compete and are scored by judges based on the presence or absence of litter on their roads and streets.
The 2025 winning towns are Millstreet, Kanturk and Crosshaven. Macroom was named the most improved with Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh and Knocknagree winning the village titles.
Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Mary Linehan-Foley said, “The work undertaken by voluntary community groups to keep our towns and villages free from litter does not go unnoticed. The awards night is our way of showing our appreciation to those who undertake countless hours of unpaid work. It was wonderful to meet so many volunteers from the 21 towns and 66 villages across the county who took part in this year’s challenge. Clean towns and villages have positive environmental, social and economic spin-offs and every community who participated benefited.”
Chief Executive of Cork County Council, Moira Murrell added, “The Anti-Litter Challenge is one of the Council’s most significant community initiatives and is an example of what can be achieved through community spirit and civic pride. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the participants whose dedication year after year has helped to make the Anti-Litter Challenge such a success.”
The 2025 winners are:
Towns Category A 1st Millstreet
2nd Passage West
3rd Castletownbere
Towns Category B 1st Kanturk
2nd Mallow
3rd Youghal
Towns Category C 1st Crosshaven
2nd Mitchelstown
3rd Clonakilty
Most improved town Macroom
County Final Large Villages Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh
County Final Small Villages Knocknagree
